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Yes, the climate between the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of Costa Rica is quite different due to several geographical and climatic factors: The Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica Is the climate on this coast different from the climate in the Pacific Coast?

Pacific Coast:

• It has a well-defined dry and rainy season. • The dry season runs from December to March, with April as the transition month. • The rainy season is from May to October, with a relative decrease in rainfall in July and August, known as the summer. • The rainiest months are September and October.

Atlantic Coast (Caribbean):

It does not have a defined dry season; the rains are maintained throughout the year. There are two relatively dry periods: February to March and September to October and two rainy periods: November to January and May to August, with a peak in July. The wettest month is December, influenced by cold fronts from the Northern Hemisphere

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